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* Fairfield, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=NRcVAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA262&ots=P_OCd4uKAn&dq=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22%20railroad&pg=PA261#v=onepage&q=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22%20railroad&f=false Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California,]" p. 261. "In the fall of 1861 J.H. Breed bought his brother's share of the Smoke Creek Station and probably got the part that belonged to Hines a little later on. He stayed there the following winter and in the spring sold out to I.J/ Harvey who had been employed to buy the property for a United States Army Post During the winter of 1862-63 William V. Kingsbury established a trading post at Smoke Creek and afterwards kept a station or hotel in connection with it. He stayed there until late in the 60's." | * Fairfield, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=NRcVAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA262&ots=P_OCd4uKAn&dq=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22%20railroad&pg=PA261#v=onepage&q=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22%20railroad&f=false Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California,]" p. 261. "In the fall of 1861 J.H. Breed bought his brother's share of the Smoke Creek Station and probably got the part that belonged to Hines a little later on. He stayed there the following winter and in the spring sold out to I.J/ Harvey who had been employed to buy the property for a United States Army Post During the winter of 1862-63 William V. Kingsbury established a trading post at Smoke Creek and afterwards kept a station or hotel in connection with it. He stayed there until late in the 60's." | ||
* Helen S. Carlson, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA219&ots=KPJpXii0vi&dq=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22&pg=PA219#v=onepage&q=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary,]" p. 219, located about 5 miles east of the California/Nevada Line. This location appears on a 1881 map. and is near Robbers Roost. | * Helen S. Carlson, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA219&ots=KPJpXii0vi&dq=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22&pg=PA219#v=onepage&q=%22Smoke%20creek%20station%22&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary,]" p. 219, located about 5 miles east of the California/Nevada Line. This location appears on a 1881 map. and is near Robbers Roost. | ||
* Jeffrey D. Johnson, "[http://www.juliacbulette.com/?p=108 Julia’s Unequivocal Nevada Klampout #32]" (2011). Description of Smoke Creek Station, included quotes by [[Joseph Goldsborough Bruff]] and [[Edward Griffin Beckwith]] | |||
The other is located on the WP [[Railroad]] south of Reynard and west of Wild Horse Canyon (Carlson, p. 219). | The other is located on the WP [[Railroad]] south of Reynard and west of Wild Horse Canyon (Carlson, p. 219). | ||
* P.A. Glancy and F.E. Rush. "[http://images.water.nv.gov/images/publications/recon%20reports/rpt44-smoke_creek_san_emidio.pdf Water-resources appraisal of Smoke Creek–San Emidio Desert, Nevada and California]." Water Resources Reconnaissance Series Report 44. 1968 (Cover includes image of the Smoke Creek Desert. Inside photo of the "deserted railroad town of Smoke Creek") The map on p. 82 shows the location of Smoke Creek and Wild Horse Canyon. | * P.A. Glancy and F.E. Rush. "[http://images.water.nv.gov/images/publications/recon%20reports/rpt44-smoke_creek_san_emidio.pdf Water-resources appraisal of Smoke Creek–San Emidio Desert, Nevada and California]." Water Resources Reconnaissance Series Report 44. 1968 (Cover includes image of the Smoke Creek Desert. Inside photo of the "deserted railroad town of Smoke Creek") The map on p. 82 shows the location of Smoke Creek and Wild Horse Canyon. | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 23 January 2014
Note that there are two Smoke Creek Stations, one to the west of the Smoke Creek Desert, the other to the east.
One is listed in the GNIS as being "ruins with grave" at 40.5515682 -119.9507620. This location is to the west of the Smoke Creek Desert and is on the stage road
- Fairfield, "Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California," p. 261. "In the fall of 1861 J.H. Breed bought his brother's share of the Smoke Creek Station and probably got the part that belonged to Hines a little later on. He stayed there the following winter and in the spring sold out to I.J/ Harvey who had been employed to buy the property for a United States Army Post During the winter of 1862-63 William V. Kingsbury established a trading post at Smoke Creek and afterwards kept a station or hotel in connection with it. He stayed there until late in the 60's."
- Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 219, located about 5 miles east of the California/Nevada Line. This location appears on a 1881 map. and is near Robbers Roost.
- Jeffrey D. Johnson, "Julia’s Unequivocal Nevada Klampout #32" (2011). Description of Smoke Creek Station, included quotes by Joseph Goldsborough Bruff and Edward Griffin Beckwith
The other is located on the WP Railroad south of Reynard and west of Wild Horse Canyon (Carlson, p. 219).
- P.A. Glancy and F.E. Rush. "Water-resources appraisal of Smoke Creek–San Emidio Desert, Nevada and California." Water Resources Reconnaissance Series Report 44. 1968 (Cover includes image of the Smoke Creek Desert. Inside photo of the "deserted railroad town of Smoke Creek") The map on p. 82 shows the location of Smoke Creek and Wild Horse Canyon.